Process of hanging prepasted wallpaper



y 2, 4- w. H. YATES ET AL 2,347,865

- PROCESS OF HANGING PREPASTED WALLPAPER Filed April 2, 1943 INVENTOR5.

BY [@Egy Wfizawzfom.

Patented May 2, 1944 PROCESS OF HANGING PREPASTED WALLPAPER William H. Yates, Chicago, and Le Roy W. Staunton, Evanston, 111., assignors to Trimz Company Inc., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware Application April 2, 1943, Serial No. 481,574

2 Claims. (01. 216-62) This invention relates to a new and improved process for applying or hanging prepasted wallpaper to walls and similar surfaces.

The wallpaper rolls to be used with this invention are characterized as being prepasted, wherebythe same may beapplied to wall surfaces without the necessity of applying paste or other adhesive thereto, but by merely applying water or other moistening liquid to the paste which is' already present on the unprinted sur- 10 at the outset to an extent sufiicient' to cause it face thereof. to possess the proper degree of adhesiveness' at It is an object of this invention to provide a the time it is later appliedto the wall. The new and improved process for applying or hangsignificance of these new and improved strucing prepasted wallpaper to the walls of rooms tural characteristics will now be pointed out. and the like by the housewife or other unskilled l5 The roll of wallpaper described is especially person without requiring the services of a proadapted for use in conjunction with the new and fessional or skilled wallpaper hanger. improved technique of applying the paper to the Other objects not specifically enumerated are wall surface which constitutesthis invention. contemplated for this invention, as will readily I I The technique referred to comprises, first, eutappear to one skilled in the art as the following 2'0 ting prescribed lengths of the paper from the roll description proceeds. v and, thereafter, rerolling each length so cut so The description hereinafter given is to be read that the end of the cut piece which is to be apin connection with the accompanyingdrawing, plied at the top of the wall is rolled in first, or, in whichin other words, at the core of the roll. If the Figure 1 is an illustration of a roll of wall- '25 roll is originally supplied with the top of the paper of the construction employed for the pracdesign located at the core, it will be necessary tice of this invention; and only to reroll the paper in the same manner Figure 2 is a figure similar to Figure 1, inthat it was originally rolled when supplied. In eluding, however, an enlarged lateral view of a any event, before moistening the top end ofeach portion of the roll. 30 cut piece must be at the core of the roll. In ad- By referring to the drawing, it willbe noted dition, the rerolling iscarried out so that the that the roll of wallpaper Ill comprises an elonoutside or decorative surface is rolled on the outgated paper strip II which is. rolled with the side of the roll and the paste surface on the inouter decorativeor finishing coating M'thereof side thereof. With the individual rolls of cut on the exterior of the roll instead of on the in "3% strips thus formed, each in turn is then sub.- terior thereof as is the usual practice. Furthermerged i a bath, such as cool water contained more, it will be noted that the inner surface of in a wash basin, wash tub or bath tub, andthe the roll is provided with a suitable adhesive or same rerolled during the moistening treatment, paste l2 applied thereto, which is of such eharthat is to say, the outer edge of. the roll originally acter that the same may be caused to adhere 4'0 submerged forms the core of the new roll, and by suitable moistening, such'as by applying an the paper is then continuously unrolled from the adequate amount of water thereto. In addition, original roll and rerolled on the newly formed the decorative surface is water resistant due roll until the edge that was. innermost to the use of suitable sizing, such as proteins, posed as an outer edge. It will be noted that or by the use of a protective coating I5 of water 45 during this rolling operation the operator's hands resistant material, such as varnish; engage only the outside or decorative part of.

The roll may be further characterized as havthe paper which is water resistant, and thus ing the end of the paper strip which is to be the operator avoids contact .with' the adhesive located at the top of the wall, rolled first so that or paste side of the paper. However, due to the it will come at the core of the roll. This is not 50 unrolling and rerolling of the paper under water, necessary, however. The significant features will the entire pre-pasted surface comes'in contact be apparent from the explanation hereinafter with the water. and becomes thoroughly moiscontained of the technique ofapplying the paper tened. Furthermore, .a' quantity of' water is of this roll to a wall surface so that the decoratrapped and held in .theconvolutionslof the roll 55 during the rerollingof the roll in a submerged tive'pattern on the surface of the paper will not be upside down, nor will it be'necessary for the operator to apply the paper from the bottom of the wall upwardly toward the top in order to make the pattern come rightside up.

In addition; the roll must be ofsufiieient widt that is from edge to edge, to provide waterholding space between the convolutions of the roll'when the same is rerolled under water, to assure that the adhesive material is moistened condition, so that an adequate amount of water is retained therein to assure that the adhesive or paste remains moist throughout the period of time required for the various operations involved in bringing the paper into proper pasted position on the wall surface.

Inasmuch as the v rolling operation, after cutting and prior-:to moistening, causes the top of the strip to be located at the core of the roll, when the same is rerolled under water the top edge becomes the outer edge. It thus occurs that the top edge is outermost and is readily available for application to the upper edge of the wall sur-'* face adjacent the ceiling, picture molding or-q other means which defines the upper edge of the wall to bepapered. I '1 With the upper edge applied in the proper position, it is only necessary toperniit the paper 1 to fall or unroll downwardly under the action of v gravity, and by suitable means, such as'by the set er a r or sne se b u h er the like,

i a ply the-sam to thesur ae of the e Wh e w kin the a er om'tll ts de nwsrd t .An ant s ee c th s O erat ns. t therein whe f m d." in t e manner her d crihedractsas a. p tt b w e th Well and the ne su lyof. m is ed Pap c m n f of the. roll. o. th acciden or unw ed q t e andaenesion. when t e pa er is. in ani nroperrps on Q1 wrink e eqn t n, cannot D.G T,' U-. rath r h l und e aet qn gravity an the spasms ac n at e r ll i e is easily controlled by the operator by applying strokes. to th pap ras W ause h pa e o readily a d: smoothl en age h a l urf without unwanted. or accidenta ad es n- .This construction of the roll also permits the operator to supportthe rol on and d. in

this manner tceaerc e com lete n r l e t- Merely. by'lowering the hand supporting the roll, therellvwill follow downwardly unde he sti of gravity whilethe additienal ap umma ically rolls therefromand ia n r p r position to. be pasted to. the Wa l suriace. l .It is to ,be understopdg that the. paper may if desired have one lon itudinal ed e the e n e' videdwith arselvae..l5',;in which event the nerolling or the. ape1: preparatory to me st n ns can he. .efiected thrcu htheuse hi the sewa a guide... Forvinstancfit the ro l ng. sane-b ens withth'e selvage to. the.r1ght-Q13.-1e ;t as t e. ase may be, sov as tocausethe tonend p b llQd inwardlyat the core. .Ifihus, when. the roll is rerolled-nnder water, .the tonend om ou s de, Where a selvage is,us'e;d,. it will; be understood that. the next. adjacent strip oimaper. will be applied so'as tojoverlap. and hide the selva e oi the previouslyapplieilstrip.v V

1f the paper .is' not sufliciently wide, it has; been found. that an inadequate. amount of moisture will be; retained: between the convoln ns Oi th roll,v with the. result that the, adhesive or paste may dryrcutrtor an undesirable extent before the stripof. paper canbe. applied in adhesive relationship to the wall. Thus, it. is. necessary to have .suflicient width-to take up an amountpf moisture which will assure that the adhesive is maintained moist. for .the-..prescribe.d period; s}: that there isno. dangeriei; the same becoming dry-before the.- applyingpperation is completed; In practiceit has beeniicui'idljthat widths of twelve 'tQFfifte'en inchesxandiiupwardly are sufii cient to hold the amountof'moisturerequired for the above described process....; w In addition, the adhesive: or. pastaiscappiiedtto the inside of the roll, whereby the prepasted surface is removed from all necessity or liability of touching the same with the hands during the handling operation incident to moistening and applying'the same to the wall. Furthermore, by having the paste on the inside surface it is found that the natural camber or biasi ,Qf the paper with the paste on the1concave side, which is created by the dried paste, aids in forming the roll and giving to the paper the resilient bias in the direction of the curve of the roll which enters so satisfactorily into the paper-applying operation.

If desired, the paper of this invention may have markings l 'l extending along the length thereof, such aspo'n a selvage edge or on the back, which'would indicate unit lengths thereof, such for instance, marks placed one foot apart or a yard apart. Such markings would assist the operator in cutting off pieces of the me en h. i hou reso ing tes mplica e s r n t hiXiE;.L P?I rP "Ih mar in s ou d b subdiv d dinto-trad ions.oi a .fo as ay ve o be. d si ab e n anypa t eular ase. and, he, m k can benumbe ed eonsec iv ly, s rt n from either the inside .or outside f the roll. It the numbers s art at the center of the roll, the numbers would not only be usable in determining the lengths of each. strip, but would also indicate the. unusedlength of any particular roll or part of a roll.

In addition, markings. can.-be.pro.vided on-the selvage of .the paper to indicate which end of the paper should be disposed upwardly when the paper is on the wall. This indication can be supplied by placing arrowson the margin, coupled with a legend statingf This end up or some similar legend or marking. -This type 'of'indication will be particularly useful in instances where'the pattern of the paper -is such that the upright position may not be readily detected by merei-nspection.

Weclaim:

1. The process of hanging a strip of, prepasted p r, ich o r s tell ng said. s rip with. the end which is to be first applifili in at the core of the roll so formed, said rqll'injg'operation'being characterizedv in thatj the prepa sted suriace" is rolled inside, next, submerging the roll so formed in Water and unrolling and rerol infg the, same while it is sov submerged, said rerollingjoperation being characterized in that-f the prepasted surace e s d and, w le. t e es'te'i fwej app y n ft e end ids rip.tolthestartins edge of the "surfacev to .be'cov red and thereafter advan in sa d ol er said ur ac n pplying pressureto a portion of said paper which is beniacharapte izediinthatthenrm stedrsur aee surface during the roll-advancing operation, and continuing said advancing and applying operations until the entire strip is applied to said surface.

WILLIAM H. YATES.

LE ROY W. STAUNTON. 

